We would be sympathetic. Salesforce seems like a fun but, well, kinda unsustainable place to work. We said as much here. It's hard to see how it can survive long term when competing against established companies like Oracle (ORCL), Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM) and SAP (SAP).

Its latest report does not change that opinion. Last quarter sales were $732 million, up 34% year over year. But sales and marketing costs rose 65% to $44.8 million. R&D was up 44% to $16.1 million. General and administrative costs were up 40% to $16.7 million.

Of course, none of that matters to politicians looking to create all-important jobs. The same day Salesforce announced that losses more than doubled, the generous state of Illinois announced it’s giving Salesforce tax credits that barely cover the amount it burned through last quarter. Salesforce will be getting $10.4 million in tax credits over 10 years to expand in Chicago and hire 200 people. It will be moving into the River North neighborhood, a burgeoning tech hub, home to Chicago’s other tech stars like Groupon (GRPN).